All-Time MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders by Season

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PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 BabeB RuthRuth RF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	54	137	150	80	14	14	.376	.532	.847	1.379
2 BabeB RuthRuth LF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	145	81	17	13	.378	.512	.846	1.358
3 BabeB RuthRuth RF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393	.545	.764	1.309
4 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1941	BOS	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	145	27	2	4	.406	.551	.735	1.286
5 BabeB RuthRuth RF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	137	89	7	6	.356	.486	.772	1.258
6 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	43	0	1	.388	.526	.731	1.257
7 BabeB RuthRuth LF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1926	NYY	152	495	139	184	30	5	47	146	144	76	11	9	.372	.516	.737	1.253
8 BabeB RuthRuth RF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	39	7	46	121	142	81	9	13	.378	.513	.739	1.252
9 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	109	84	10	8	.373	.474	.765	1.239
10 BabeB RuthRuth RF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	145	518	150	186	28	9	49	153	136	61	10	10	.359	.493	.732	1.225
11 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	96	3	7	.364	.469	.749	1.218
12 FrankF ThomasThomas 1B 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1994	CWS	113	399	106	141	34	1	38	101	109	61	2	3	.353	.487	.729	1.216
13 MarkM McGwireMcGwire 1B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1996	OAK	130	423	104	132	21	0	52	113	116	112	0	0	.312	.467	.730	1.197
14 BabeB RuthRuth RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	NYY	145	534	149	199	31	3	46	163	128	51	5	4	.373	.495	.700	1.195
15 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	101	63	12	14	.379	.473	.721	1.194
16 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1957	NYY	144	474	121	173	28	6	34	94	146	75	16	3	.365	.512	.665	1.177
17 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	49	152	130	46	3	4	.354	.478	.696	1.174
18 BabeB RuthRuth RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	29	8	54	142	137	87	4	5	.323	.463	.709	1.172
19 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	49	165	109	31	9	5	.363	.465	.706	1.171
20 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1956	NYY	150	533	132	188	22	5	52	130	112	99	10	1	.353	.464	.705	1.169
21 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	1938	BOS	149	565	139	197	33	9	50	175	119	76	5	4	.349	.462	.704	1.166
22 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1946	BOS	150	514	142	176	37	8	38	123	156	44	0	0	.342	.497	.667	1.164
23 AaronA JudgeJudge CF 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	2024	NYY	158	559	122	180	36	1	58	144	133	171	10	0	.322	.458	.701	1.159
24 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1939	BOS	124	467	130	168	31	10	35	105	89	72	4	3	.360	.464	.694	1.158
25 MannyM RamirezRamirez RF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	CLE	118	439	92	154	34	2	38	122	86	117	1	1	.351	.457	.697	1.154

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